Bishop Hulegu of Damascus

Bishop Hulegu of Damascus (1228-) was the Patriarch and Ecclesiarch of the Ilkhanate from 1260 to 1261 and the Bishop of Damascus from 1261.

Biography
Hulegu was born to the Qasrids, a dynasty of Orthodox Christian Mongols. He was ordained as a bishop, and in 1260 he arrived at the court of Hulegu Khan of the Ilkhanate, who appointed him as the Patriarch of the Ilkhanate's church. In 1261, he left the court to become the Bishop of Damascus after Hulegu Khan took over Syria from the Mamelukes, leaving him in charge of his own court.